Kathryn Salfelder
| Kathryn Salfelder | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 |
| Era | Contemporary |
Kathryn Salfelder (born 1987 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a contemporary American composer, conductor and pianist, based in the Boston area. Her orchestral compositions have been performed by the Minnesota Orchestra, Albany Symphony, New England Philharmonic, among others, and her works for wind ensemble are published by Boosey & Hawkes.
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Biography
Born and raised in New Jersey, Kathryn Salfelder began studying music and composition at the age of 6 at the Bergen Yamaha Music School in Paramus. At thirteen, she began studying piano with Anthony R. Fedell. She attended Fair Lawn High School, and was a winner in the 2003 Andrew de Grado Piano Competition for her performance of Danzas Argentinas by Alberto Ginastera.
Kathryn studied with Michael Gandolfi at New England Conservatory, where she earned a B.M. in Composition with Academic Honors. She earned an M.M. in Composition from the Yale School of Music, where she studied under Aaron Jay Kernis and David Lang. In 2012, she returned to New England Conservatory to begin her DMA studies.[1]
Compositions
Works for wind ensemble
- 2007 Cathedrals
- 2008 Laudate Dominum in Tympanis (an arrangement of a piece by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina for 6 trumpets and 6 trombones)
- 2009 Crossing Parallels
- 2012 Ungrounded Base
- 2012 Stylus Phantasticus
Works for orchestra
- 2008 Dessin No. 1
- 2011 Lux Perpetua, for solo Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra
Works for choir
- 2006 Mychal's Prayer, for mixed choir, a capella - Text: Fr. Mychal Judge (OFM)
- 2007 Motet No. 1, 3-part mixed choir
- 2007 Kyrie, for mixed choir
- 2013 Silent Night: Christ the Savior is Born!, for SATB choir and organ
Solo & Chamber Music
- 2005 Two Etudes, for solo piano
- 2006 Three Fanfares, for brass quintet
- 2006 Permutations and iterations, for percussion duo
- 2008 Soliloquy, for solo flute
- 2009 Six Miniatures, for solo trumpet and wind quintet
- 2013 whispering into the night, for solo guitar
- 2013 Fanfare and Fugue, for trombone quartet
Incidental Music
- 2010 Winter Bear
Awards
- 2012 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award
- 2012 Tourjee Alumni Scholarship
- 2009 US Air Force Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel Award[2]
- 2009 New England Conservatory Donald Martino Award for Excellence in Composition
- 2009 New England Conservatory George Chadwick Medal
- 2008 ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize
- 2008 Ithaca College Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize
- Fifth Annual Andrew De Grado Piano Competition - Winner
- Japanese Society of Boston Toru Takemitsu Award
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